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A Microroughness Meter for Evaluating Rainwater Infiltration

dc.contributor.authorSimanton, J. R.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, R. M.
dc.contributor.authorMcGowan, I.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-05T15:44:06Z
dc.date.available2013-09-05T15:44:06Z
dc.date.issued1978-04-15
dc.identifier.issn0272-6106
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/301133
dc.descriptionFrom the Proceedings of the 1978 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 14-15, 1978, Flagstaff, Arizonaen_US
dc.description.abstractDescribed is a microroughness meter developed to obtain numerous and accurate measurements of rangeland surface microroughness and characteristics. The meter, which consists of four basic parts: (1) meter base and pin guide, (2) pin lifting support bar and lifting mechanism, (3) 100 vertically moving pins, and (4) stripchart support guide and winding mechanism, was designed to measure soil surface evaluations and characteristics of a 1m2 plot. Performance tests on multi-plot sprinkler infiltrometer studies conducted on the Santa Rita Experimental Range in southeastern Arizona indicated that the meter was accurate and relatively precise in repeating soil surface roughness measurements but was not precise in defining the theoretical characteristics of constructed surfaces. It was concluded, however, that these errors in precision were insignificant and due partly to surface geometry construction errors and that the meter is a convenient, quick, simple and accurate means of measuring surface roughness in studies requiring many plots and data points.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherArizona-Nevada Academy of Scienceen_US
dc.rightsCopyright ©, where appropriate, is held by the author.en_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- Arizona.en_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Arizona.en_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- Southwestern states.en_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Southwestern states.en_US
dc.subjectMeasurementen_US
dc.subjectSoil surfacesen_US
dc.subjectSoil water movementen_US
dc.subjectInfiltrationen_US
dc.subjectInstrumentationen_US
dc.subjectEarth-water interfacesen_US
dc.subjectRangesen_US
dc.subjectInfiltrometersen_US
dc.subjectMoisture metersen_US
dc.subjectMicroenvironmentsen_US
dc.subjectArizonaen_US
dc.titleA Microroughness Meter for Evaluating Rainwater Infiltrationen_US
dc.typetexten_US
dc.typeProceedingsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentUnited States Department of Agriculture, Science and Education Administration, Federal Research, Southwest Rangeland Watershed Research Center, Tucson, AZ 85705en_US
dc.identifier.journalHydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwesten_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis article is part of the Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest collections. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science and the University of Arizona Libraries. For more information about items in this collection, contact anashydrology@gmail.com.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-20T06:18:09Z
html.description.abstractDescribed is a microroughness meter developed to obtain numerous and accurate measurements of rangeland surface microroughness and characteristics. The meter, which consists of four basic parts: (1) meter base and pin guide, (2) pin lifting support bar and lifting mechanism, (3) 100 vertically moving pins, and (4) stripchart support guide and winding mechanism, was designed to measure soil surface evaluations and characteristics of a 1m2 plot. Performance tests on multi-plot sprinkler infiltrometer studies conducted on the Santa Rita Experimental Range in southeastern Arizona indicated that the meter was accurate and relatively precise in repeating soil surface roughness measurements but was not precise in defining the theoretical characteristics of constructed surfaces. It was concluded, however, that these errors in precision were insignificant and due partly to surface geometry construction errors and that the meter is a convenient, quick, simple and accurate means of measuring surface roughness in studies requiring many plots and data points.


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